Book Awards & Distinctions
for Don Brown
76 Total Book Awards
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (13)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2016
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Winner, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2015
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2016
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2019
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2018
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2025
Youth Non-Fiction Winner, 2019
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Winner, 2019
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2025
Finalist, 2019
83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2024
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2023
The Great American Dust Bowl (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2011
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2011
Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust (4)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2025
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2024
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2024
A Shot in the Arm! (4)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2021
Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2015
Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2013
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years After the 9/11 Attacks (3)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2022
Older Than Dirt: A Wild But True History of Earth (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2017
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 (2)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2020
Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2019
All Stations! Distress!: April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank (1)
American Boy: The Adventures of Mark Twain (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
The Good Lion (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
He Has Shot the President!: April 14, 1865: The Day John Wilkes Booth Killed President Lincoln (1)
It's about Time! (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Instructional Nonfiction Selection, 2025
Machines That Think! (1)
Mack Made Movies (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2004
Rare Treasure: Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries (1)
Rocket to the Moon! (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2019
Ruth Law Thrills a Nation (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993
We the People! (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Series Nonfiction Selection, 2023




